Siew Chin Chua

Siew Chin Chua

Siew Chin is interested in the effects of disturbances on species, whole plant communities and ecosystem functions in tropical systems. On the species scale, how do different individuals respond and how plastic are these responses? How do species interactions change? When upscaled to the community level, what are the emergent properties that effect ecosystem functions which in turn feedback on plant community dynamics? Eventually, how do we apply the science to balance ecosystem and social-economical needs?